Timeshift
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Enables regular incremental snapshots of Linux systems, preserving system files and settings. Snapshots can be restored for system recovery, use minimal disk space, exclude user files, and are managed with a user-friendly interface for reliable protection.
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- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
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What a great program. Now you can tinker with your Linux installation to your heart's content without any serious consequences. No meddling with virtual OS'es for the same reason needed. If that's not cool I don't know what is.
No. I'm sorry, I tried to love it many times. Yes, the snapshots are resting fine, but the app itself is a buggy mess.
Extremely easy to use and keep function backups. The backups themselves are incremental, meaning they're very light. Helpful for maintaining a working linux system and when all goes wrong it can be used to restore the entire boot drive.
I really like this tool to add layers of protection to my Linux Mint, which makes me more prepared in cases of error of my OS, helping me to recover it and avoiding my loss of files!
An excellent backup tool, and probably one of the simplest for Linux I've ever used.
I really wish you could save to a network location though, or select a different location than "/timeshift."
Easy system backups for noobs and other humans
TimeShift is a lifesaver. I discovered a new bug that killed major part of my connectivity. Nothing worked. Used Timeshift and was running again within 10-15 minutes. It does not backup your home files by default, not meant to replace backups. This could be the thing that saves you an entire day of work trying to fix something vs. being fixed in few minutes.